Obama makes bid in 7 longtime Republican states

[babylonsister]

Obama makes bid in 7 longtime Republican states

By LIZ SIDOTI
Associated Press Writer


WASHINGTON (AP) -- Alaska is young. Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia have growing populations and many black voters. Montana has seen recent Democratic inroads, and North Dakota has sent only Democrats to Congress since 1986. Indiana borders Barack Obama's home state.

The Democratic presidential candidate is putting money and manpower in all seven of these states - at levels unmatched by Republican rival John McCain.

For decades, these states have almost exclusively voted for Republican presidential candidates and have rarely seen any campaign action. Now, thanks in part to demographic and political shifts, they are emerging as new battlegrounds.

"We have the organizational ability and the financial ability to compete there," Obama campaign manager David Plouffe said recently. "There is not a head fake among them."

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[Raven]

1. Yup. Obama is going to take it to McCain and make him bleed $

in States that should be solidly his. If the news that McCain spent 1/3 of his ad budget on the Paris Hilton ad is true, McCain is in big trouble...it's only August 4th. Look for a lot more mud to be slung before this is over because it may be all McCain has.

[flor de jasmim]

2. 1/3 ad money...if true, it makes me wonder again if he's going to pull out at the Convention.

[babylonsister]

3. Who, pray tell, would replace him? Who'd want to? I just don't

see this scenario considering he's been salivating to be in this position for many years.